[Histmaj] Spring Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Events - Open to Students of All Majors!

[HISTORY UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS via Histmaj]

Good morning,

The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program (WE Lead<https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/womens-entrepreneurial-leadership-program/>) is hosting a variety of great upcoming events that may be of interest to your students – particularly those with an interest in leadership and entrepreneurship. WE Lead is interdisciplinary, and welcomes students of any major (graduate and undergraduate), and from across the gender spectrum.

This quarter, WE Lead is launching a new Social Media Marketing Skills for Entrepreneurs series! We’re hosting four events, each with special guest speakers with backgrounds in marketing, brand strategy, content creation, and more. The kickoff event this Friday, 4/11<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/6KA9ySeHvEGHJMkfGm3nYx/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-Series-Kickoff__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXeFVtCXfw$> includes a panel discussion and workshop, and we have 3 additional events on 4/18<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/GHUsMX7RWtfTB35WaRh6to/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-featuring-Charlotte-Massey__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXdux_AyGQ$>, 5/2<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/AZEfNNrjUUo3Y7jkGQSMDK/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-ft.-Molly-Klein__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXd15xTbAA$>, and 5/9<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/mEwZQXR8LqxWhDcoxUDgT4/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-ft.-Sam-Neukom__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXfUhQKehQ$>.
WE Lead Events this Spring:

  *   4/10: Women Trailblazers in Tech<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/9bZkhkE2yCFq38Qky6FmXC/Women-Trailblazers-in-Tech__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!nRK4Wjiacjo5wrWNHrRXtsYLksEj2bvFkKHyDjEzcyJFJhvmupwBx1byqz4brvpZmIttnevh569Fjl505IsEZGcw9tvc2KSs$> 4-6pm (Startup Hall)
Join us for a panel event hosted in partnership with Women in Informatics (Winfo), Cseed BuildHER, and Women in Computing (WiC) featuring women leaders in tech who will share their professional journey, industry experiences, and advice for the next generation of tech leaders.

Panelists:
Melissa Hutchins | CEO & Founder, Certifi AI
Elizabeth Scallon | Director of Innovation, HP, Co-Founder & Board Chair, Find Ventures
Rajashree Varma | CEO & Founder, AffableBPM
Karon Weber | Founder, March 4th Labs LLC & Instructor, Gage Academy of Art
Moderator: Mia McDunnah | Informatics ('26)
  *   4/11: Social Media Marketing Skills for Entrepreneurs Series Kickoff<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/6KA9ySeHvEGHJMkfGm3nYx/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-Series-Kickoff__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXeFVtCXfw$> 3:30-6pm (Startup Hall)
This series is designed to equip entrepreneurs with advice and skills to use social media to promote their business, build a brand, and test ideas based on market feedback. The kickoff event for this series includes a panel discussion and workshop!

     *   4/18: Social Media Marketing Skills for Entrepreneurs ft. Charlotte Massey<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/GHUsMX7RWtfTB35WaRh6to/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-ft.-Charlotte-Massey__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXfxax-Etw$> 1-2pm (Virtual, Register for Link)
This series is designed to equip entrepreneurs with advice and skills to use social media to promote their business, build a brand, and test ideas based on market feedback. This event features entrepreneur and social media influencer Charlotte Massey.
     *   5/2: Social Media Marketing Skills for Entrepreneurs ft. Molly Klein<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/AZEfNNrjUUo3Y7jkGQSMDK/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-ft.-Molly-Klein__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXd15xTbAA$> 1-2pm (Virtual, Register for Link)
This series is designed to equip entrepreneurs with advice and skills to use social media to promote their business, build a brand, and test ideas based on market feedback. This event features award-winning marketing executive and the founder and CEO of Perk Events, Molly Klein.
     *   5/9: Social Media Marketing Skills for Entrepreneurs ft. Sam Neukom<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/mEwZQXR8LqxWhDcoxUDgT4/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-ft.-Sam-Neukom__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXfUhQKehQ$> 1-2pm (Founders Hall 490)
This series is designed to equip entrepreneurs with advice and skills to use social media to promote their business, build a brand, and test ideas based on market feedback. This workshop will be led by brand strategy expert Sam Neukom, who founded Northbound, a collaborative studio of experts using brand to connect the heart of your business with the hearts of employees and customers.

  *   4/23: WE Lead Wednesday<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/XnNSWtqWuahuaXTvoNTRm5/WE-Lead-Wednesday__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!nRK4Wjiacjo5wrWNHrRXtsYLksEj2bvFkKHyDjEzcyJFJhvmupwBx1byqz4brvpZmIttnevh569Fjl505IsEZGcw9snce9C1$> 12-1:30pm (Founders Hall 490)
Ideal for students looking to get involved with WE Lead, meet others our campus community and connect with others interested in entrepreneurship. This casual lunchtime event is hosted by the WE Lead Student Board each month to hold space for informal community gathering for creatives, innovators, and the entre-curious. Bring your lunch and join us!

  *   5/7: Thrive Together: WE Lead Mentoring Circle<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/nrnFw6zAVJ8QXsSn29KaAf/Thrive-Together*253A-WE-Lead-Mentoring-Circle__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mtwCkmEUIkleprbQQDKExS619av1mXk84rPwH9IN2syqVLPMQYmOPmC2Q73faB_5g2rtxvWVrXeYk12_EQ$> 9-11am (Paccar Hall, Deloitte Commons 299)
Join this mentoring event to connect with and learn from professional women who’ve navigated a broad spectrum of experiences in small group discussion format, alongside your peers from across campus!

Meet our mentors:
Jen Haller | Partner & Chief of Staff, Ascend
DeAnna Gravillis | Founder & CEO of Evoke, Inc.
Emily Kim | Co-Founder & Community Impact Director, The Pastry Project
Elizabeth Liu | CEO, Crowd Cow
Rebecca MacLeod | CEO & Founder, B2Launch
Linsey Nancarrow | Founder & Executive Director, Thrivekite
Rebekah Shrestha | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation, 92nd Street Y
more to be announced!

Take care,

Winona Kantamaneni (she/her)
Assistant Director, Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership

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Founders Hall 405
Box 353200, Seattle WA 98195

206.221.7094
wrennick at uw.edu|<mailto:wrennick at uw.edu|> startup.uw.edu



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